The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,638,801 in 2024 vs 524,877 people in Cape Verde in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,011,232 people compared to 529,186 in Cape Verde.
Population statistics:
- Cambodia's population is 34 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
- Cambodia is ranked the 73rd most populous country in the world, while Cape Verde is the 169th.
- The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.22% for Cambodia vs 0.006% for Cape Verde.
- For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.38% per year vs +0.22% in Cape Verde.
- Since 2005, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.4M people to 18M (34% growth), while Cape Verde has grown from 485K to 529K (9.08% growth).
- Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.4M people compared to the peak of 566K people in 2051 for Cape Verde.
Cambodia vs Cape Verde: live population counter
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| Current population |
18011232
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529186
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| Population rank | 73/197 | 169/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.22% | 0.006% |
| One net population change |
2.45 minutes
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3.44 hours
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| One birth every |
1.45 minutes
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1.36 hours
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| One death every |
4.72 minutes
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3.32 hours
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| One migration net change every |
15.9 minutes
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7.25 hours
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| Annual migration change | -32,960 | -1,209 |
| Daily growth/decline | +589 | +7 |
| Annual growth/decline | +214,921 | +2,546 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.23% | +0.49% |
| Population growth rate rank | 90/197 | 136/197 |
Cambodia and Cape Verde: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 5,449,966 | 210,024 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,571,168 | 215,087 | 2.22% | 2.41% |
| 1962 | 5,697,558 | 221,919 | 2.27% | 3.18% |
| 1963 | 5,823,010 | 229,373 | 2.2% | 3.36% |
| 1964 | 5,946,178 | 237,006 | 2.12% | 3.33% |
| 1965 | 6,072,289 | 244,856 | 2.12% | 3.31% |
| 1966 | 6,201,232 | 252,976 | 2.12% | 3.32% |
| 1967 | 6,332,944 | 261,404 | 2.12% | 3.33% |
| 1968 | 6,467,324 | 270,164 | 2.12% | 3.35% |
| 1969 | 6,604,725 | 279,248 | 2.12% | 3.36% |
| 1970 | 6,639,182 | 287,885 | 0.52% | 3.09% |
| 1971 | 6,620,880 | 294,046 | -0.28% | 2.14% |
| 1972 | 6,673,886 | 297,386 | 0.8% | 1.14% |
| 1973 | 6,739,726 | 299,881 | 0.99% | 0.84% |
| 1974 | 6,783,240 | 302,570 | 0.65% | 0.9% |
| 1975 | 6,581,371 | 305,847 | -2.98% | 1.08% |
| 1976 | 6,134,991 | 309,455 | -6.78% | 1.18% |
| 1977 | 5,668,551 | 312,834 | -7.6% | 1.09% |
| 1978 | 5,211,653 | 316,147 | -8.06% | 1.06% |
| 1979 | 5,088,808 | 319,480 | -2.36% | 1.05% |
| 1980 | 5,199,872 | 323,301 | 2.18% | 1.2% |
| 1981 | 5,284,495 | 327,846 | 1.63% | 1.41% |
| 1982 | 5,436,432 | 332,724 | 2.88% | 1.49% |
| 1983 | 5,636,203 | 337,654 | 3.67% | 1.48% |
| 1984 | 5,845,117 | 342,505 | 3.71% | 1.44% |
| 1985 | 6,043,783 | 347,365 | 3.4% | 1.42% |
| 1986 | 6,285,693 | 352,312 | 4% | 1.42% |
| 1987 | 6,557,970 | 357,302 | 4.33% | 1.42% |
| 1988 | 6,812,014 | 362,329 | 3.87% | 1.41% |
| 1989 | 7,073,473 | 367,803 | 3.84% | 1.51% |
| 1990 | 7,374,752 | 375,428 | 4.26% | 2.07% |
| 1991 | 7,686,850 | 384,586 | 4.23% | 2.44% |
| 1992 | 8,113,083 | 393,415 | 5.54% | 2.3% |
| 1993 | 8,616,381 | 401,965 | 6.2% | 2.17% |
| 1994 | 9,239,162 | 410,228 | 7.23% | 2.06% |
| 1995 | 10,018,497 | 418,104 | 8.44% | 1.92% |
| 1996 | 10,801,270 | 425,581 | 7.81% | 1.79% |
| 1997 | 11,570,982 | 432,798 | 7.13% | 1.7% |
| 1998 | 12,058,173 | 439,784 | 4.21% | 1.61% |
| 1999 | 12,265,731 | 446,519 | 1.72% | 1.53% |
| 2000 | 12,462,336 | 453,317 | 1.6% | 1.52% |
| 2001 | 12,658,484 | 460,293 | 1.57% | 1.54% |
| 2002 | 12,855,241 | 467,046 | 1.55% | 1.47% |
| 2003 | 13,050,968 | 473,383 | 1.52% | 1.36% |
| 2004 | 13,244,731 | 479,370 | 1.48% | 1.26% |
| 2005 | 13,439,202 | 485,115 | 1.47% | 1.2% |
| 2006 | 13,639,028 | 490,728 | 1.49% | 1.16% |
| 2007 | 13,841,770 | 496,190 | 1.49% | 1.11% |
| 2008 | 14,053,479 | 501,355 | 1.53% | 1.04% |
| 2009 | 14,276,810 | 506,141 | 1.59% | 0.95% |
| 2010 | 14,500,726 | 509,784 | 1.57% | 0.72% |
| 2011 | 14,722,584 | 511,447 | 1.53% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | 14,945,085 | 511,955 | 1.51% | 0.1% |
| 2013 | 15,170,208 | 512,225 | 1.51% | 0.05% |
| 2014 | 15,396,772 | 512,326 | 1.49% | 0.02% |
| 2015 | 15,623,251 | 512,394 | 1.47% | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 15,852,803 | 512,554 | 1.47% | 0.03% |
| 2017 | 16,073,372 | 512,893 | 1.39% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 16,274,522 | 513,415 | 1.25% | 0.1% |
| 2019 | 16,481,304 | 514,104 | 1.27% | 0.13% |
| 2020 | 16,725,474 | 514,679 | 1.48% | 0.11% |
| 2021 | 16,974,305 | 516,649 | 1.49% | 0.38% |
| 2022 | 17,201,724 | 519,741 | 1.34% | 0.6% |
| 2023 | 17,423,880 | 522,331 | 1.29% | 0.5% |
| 2024 | 17,638,801 | 524,877 | 1.23% | 0.49% |
| 2025 | 17,847,976 | 527,331 | 1.19% | 0.47% |
| 2026 | 18,051,214 | 529,641 | 1.14% | 0.44% |
| 2027 | 18,250,137 | 531,874 | 1.1% | 0.42% |
| 2028 | 18,446,768 | 534,119 | 1.08% | 0.42% |
| 2029 | 18,639,395 | 536,345 | 1.04% | 0.42% |
| 2030 | 18,827,380 | 538,617 | 1.01% | 0.42% |
| 2031 | 19,012,049 | 540,769 | 0.98% | 0.4% |
| 2032 | 19,193,347 | 542,801 | 0.95% | 0.38% |
| 2033 | 19,371,575 | 544,769 | 0.93% | 0.36% |
| 2034 | 19,546,868 | 546,653 | 0.9% | 0.35% |
| 2035 | 19,720,135 | 548,594 | 0.89% | 0.36% |
| 2036 | 19,889,525 | 550,481 | 0.86% | 0.34% |
| 2037 | 20,055,496 | 552,294 | 0.83% | 0.33% |
| 2038 | 20,220,797 | 554,085 | 0.82% | 0.32% |
| 2039 | 20,382,857 | 555,802 | 0.8% | 0.31% |
| 2040 | 20,540,677 | 557,378 | 0.77% | 0.28% |
| 2041 | 20,695,378 | 558,819 | 0.75% | 0.26% |
| 2042 | 20,848,368 | 560,139 | 0.74% | 0.24% |
| 2043 | 20,998,535 | 561,350 | 0.72% | 0.22% |
| 2044 | 21,144,573 | 562,468 | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| 2045 | 21,286,229 | 563,484 | 0.67% | 0.18% |
| 2046 | 21,424,338 | 564,357 | 0.65% | 0.15% |
| 2047 | 21,558,214 | 565,018 | 0.62% | 0.12% |
| 2048 | 21,687,184 | 565,511 | 0.6% | 0.09% |
| 2049 | 21,812,182 | 565,896 | 0.58% | 0.07% |
| 2050 | 21,931,449 | 566,140 | 0.55% | 0.04% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,184,049 people (a 16.3% growth), while Cape Verde gained 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cambodia gained 2,387,981 (a 15.3% growth), while Cape Verde's population increased by 16,792 (a 3.28% growth).
Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2005 and is 73rd in 2025. Cape Verde was ranked 165th in 2005 and ranked 169th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Cambodia's population will grow by 21.8% to 21,931,449 people and will still be ranked 73rd. The population of Cape Verde will increase by 6.98% to 566,140 people and rank change from 169th to 168th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Phnom Penh | 2.13M |
| Siem Reap | 245K |
| Battambang | 119K |
| Serei Saophoan | 99K |
| Sihanoukville | 71.1K |
| Kampong Cham | 61.8K |
| Kampot | 42.1K |
| Svay Rieng | 41.4K |
| Prey Veng | 33.1K |
| Stung Treng | 29.7K |
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| City | Population |
| Praia | 159K |
| Mindelo | 70.5K |
| Assomada | 12K |
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Population differences between Cambodia and Cape Verde
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| Life expectancy | 71 years | 76.4 years |
| Average age | 29.6 years | 31.4 years |
| Median age | 27 years | 29.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49:51 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.58 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman |
| Population density | 258.8 ppl/mi² | 337 ppl/mi² |
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